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RAIL JOINT. v I APPLICATION FILED AUG-9.19M-

1 17,400. Patented Feb. 27 '1917.

//6/Z I flf Z W 117% M ia Q Z I Z 2/ #Waa HORACE misc-U011, or sIDNEY, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-JOINT. I

To all whom it may concern Be it'knownthat I, Home W. Boooir,

citizen of the United States, residing at Sidney, in the county of Indiana, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use th same. 1

This invention relates to improvements in railway rail joints.

.One object of the present invention is to provide a ,rail joint of novel construction which obviates the use of fish-plates and bolts.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the end of "one of the rails.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the end of the other of the rails.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 and 11 represent respectively the endsof'a pair ofjrailway rails. Each of the rails includes a base portion 12, a web portion 13, and a tread portion 14.

Referring particularly to the rail 10, it will be seen that the baseportion-has secured thereto by means of the rivets 10' an angular plate 15 the vertical portion of which is spaced from the web, as shown at 15, to form a socket. On the other side of the web, is a laterally projecting stud or pin 16, the same being preferably flat with its wider faces directed upwardly and down- Specification w man Patented. Feb-27,1917. Applicat on filed August 9, I916. Sal- 1 No. iii-3,985.

Another object'is to provide a simple and wardly, respectively, andsecuredto the web [of the rail by means of the rivet or bolt 16.

used for the purpose of moving the bolt member into and out of the bef0re-men tioned socket in the web of the rail section This fingerpiece is threaded and carries a nut 19, which isadapted to be screwed against the plate 17 to hold'the bolt 18 against movement after having been properly engaged in the socket 15. On'the opposite side of the web of the rail section 11, is secured an elongated member 21, the same extending beyond the end of the web where it is provided with an elongated slot 22 for the reception of the before-mentioned stud or pin-16.

The slot 22 is of greater length than the width of the pin to'permit of the slight longitudinal movement of the rails due to expansion and contraction. This member 21 bears resiliently against'the side of the web of the rail section 10, when the parts are assembled and the bolt member is disposed within the socket ofthe said rail section, as clearly seen in Figs. 1 and 2.

It will thus be seen that the bolt member firmly holds the rail ends from both vertical and lateral movement, thereby assuring a smooth and even surface across the joint therebetween, and obviating the usual pounding when the ear wheels pass over the joint.

In applying the rails together, the bolt is first retracted within the guide so that its end is within or flush with the end of the web of the rail section, and then this section is placed, by a lateral motion, into alinement with the section 10, so that the stud enters the slot of the member 21. The bolt is then slipped into the socket of the rail 10.

What is claimed is:

1. In a rail joint, the combination with the meeting ends of a pair of rails, the end of the web portion of one of which is provided with a socket on one side thereof, a

other rail for engagement in said socket, a

longitudinally extending slotted member on the last named rail, and a stud carried by the first rail for reception in the said slotted member.

2. In a rail joint the combination With a pair of rail sections, the end of the Web portion of one of said sections being formed With a socket, a laterally extending stud car- 10 ried by said Web, a slotted member carried by the Web of the other section and receiving the said stud therein, and a slidable bolt member arranged for engagement in the said socket.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

HORACE W. BOUCH. Witnesses:

W. W. MGQUOWN, HARRY A. BOUCH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

